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After chest-slapping, bounty-loving, grudge-holding Saints head coach Sean Payton had breakfast with Gerald McCoy, he was on the Pro Bowl practice field today coaching the NFC team. [read more]
Wants Bucs to spend big
Practicing at his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl today, Bucs stud defensive tackle Gerald McCoy says he wants free agents to come to Tampa, and he will be recruiting all week. [read more]
Releases prospects list.
If you put any stock into the words of Todd McShay, this will tighten your tailpipe. [read more]
Want to be bold?
Those who listen to the “Monday Morning Joe” Podcast have heard Joe suggest the Bucs need a bold move or two to shake things up. [read more]
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Plenty of draft talk for passionate Buccaneers fans! Special guest USA Today NFL Draft guru Luke Easterling joins The Commish, Justin Pawlowski (@CommishOnline), on the wildly popular Bucs Uncensored podcast. The pulse of thousands of Tampa Bay fans is right there every Monday and Wednesday; Bucs Uncensored unifies Tampa Bay fans (Stick Carriers!) in every corner of the universe. You can be a part of the show. Just email a 90-second-or-less audio blast to BucsUncensored@gmail.com. Listen above or subscribe on iTunes right here, or at Podbean.com. Justin’s work is not influenced by JoeBucsFan.com. Joe just thinks it’s very, very, very special. **CAUTION: some R-RATED language!**
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DE prospect Marcus Davenport.
Joe has to admit, for Bucs fans, this will be like watching video of a unicorn. [read more]
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Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter and Joe return to Hooters in Port Richey to extract Ira’s sage knowledge. Joe and the Sage fire away on many Bucs-related topics, as usual. So dive in here, or enjoy at iTunes, Google Play or Podbean.com. Ranked on the Google Play podcast “Top Charts” for three consecutive months (all genres nationwide), the Ira Kaufman Podcast keeps you informed and entertained every Tuesday & Thursday — and there is NO offseason. Click or download above. It’s fun — free and easy, too. Enjoy!
“Nah DeSean, I don’t see an edge rush either.”
The collective mood of Bucs fans now is the sight of a grown man curled up in the corner of his living room couch in a fetal position with a death grip on a half-finished bottle of Jack Daniels. [read more]
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One mystery of the 2017 Buccaneers was how their linebackers corps was a talented strength of the team — yet the Bucs ranked in the bottom third of the NFL in yards allowed per carry and last in total yards allowed. [read more]
Compared to NFL star.
One cool thing about attending East-West Shrine practices in St. Petersburg is it gives Joe a chance to talk to NFL folks for wisdom and insight.
It’s why Joe always goes to the site of the Super Bowl, which is sort of an NFL convention. It’s also why Joe goes to the NFL combine in Indianapolis annually, as it is sort of an NFL winter festival. [read more]
Joe will take a highly educated guess and say there are at least 5,000 serious Bucs fans who truly live and breathe Buccaneers football 24/7 and have for many years.
To those folks, Joe is sorry to report that Dirk Koetter does not understand you. [read more]
Hollow defense.
Just because a coach was successful in a different life with a different team doesn’t mean he’s as good of a coach now as he was before.
The sad, steep cost of repairing a glaring, immediate need.
Simply put, the Bucs are screwed. [read more]
Appreciated internally
For four years under offensive line coach George Warhop, your Buccaneers have done a strong job developing newbie offensive linemen.
There’s no denying it. Just look at the record, including starting Jaguars left guard Patrick Omameh. [read more]
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So much on the docket today. ZERO offseason on the Monday Morning Joe podcast, presented by Lakeland Automall & Discount Garage Doors, Inc. The podcast marches on and Joe has plenty to share.
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One of the greatest not good enough for a playoff team.
We have just about reached the point where the Bucs have slapped season ticket holders if not fans in general in the face. [read more]
Ira Kaufman is the most revered sports personality and writer in town. He has hung his hat at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters since July 2016. Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, Ira busts out columns here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and his award winning podcasts fire Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can also hear Ira every Wednesday on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio at 5 p.m. (but not this Wednesday), and see him Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 p.m. on Spectrum Sports 360.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
The man has some serious leverage. He knows it — and the Bucs know it.
Brent Grimes has made a nice living playing defense in the NFL for the past 11 years. Now, he’s on offense. [read more]
Can talent trump baggage?
If you ever run into Joe at a watering hole, a word of caution: Please don’t mention the Bucs and defensive ends in the same sentence
Joe’s liable to fastball a beer bottle against the wall and Joe doesn’t want to anger the innkeeper of any proud establishment that allows him to walk through the door. [read more]
Coaching-class data
Seven NFL teams had new head coaches to kick off the 2012 season, including Greg Schiano for Tampa Bay.
Only one made the playoffs, Chuck Pagano, and none remain on the job. [read more]
It’s a Bucs life.
When DeSean Jackson recently advised Jameis Winston to re-capture his childhood approach to football, Joe’s not sure Jackson had this in mind. [read more]
